Chimney Sweep & Inspection in Schertz, TX
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Schertz has 44,050 residents (ACS 2024 5-year) and sits in three counties, with City Hall in western Guadalupe County and Cibolo Creek marking the Guadalupe–Bexar line just south of the historic downtown. First called "Cut Off" because creek floods isolated it, the city incorporated in 1958. Part of Randolph, developed as Randolph Field in the late 1920s and opened in 1930, extends into the city limits; before 1956 the base's crews even covered the town's fires.
That Air Force connection shapes the chimney work. Military households move on a schedule, so the typical call is a pre-listing or move-in chimney inspection on a house with several owners in a decade. Schertz grew 9.1% between 2020 and 2025 (Census Vintage 2025 estimate: 45,978), and 78.4% of its homes are owner-occupied.
The fireplace is usually the only flue in the house
The median Schertz home was built in 2002: 55.3% of units date from 2000 or later, 35.4% from 1970–1999 and just 0.3% from before 1940. In the ACS 2024 5-year house-heating-fuel series (table B25040), 80.7% of occupied homes heat with electricity, 17.7% with utility gas and 0.9% with LP gas. Wood as a primary fuel rounds to zero.
So in most Schertz houses the fireplace is a 1990s or 2000s factory-built unit under a metal chase cover now twenty to thirty years old, and it is the one combustion appliance venting through the roof. Rusted chase covers, missing caps and stuck dampers are what sweeps report most often here, ahead of creosote.
A sensible sequence for a Schertz sale or move-in
Level 2 chimney inspection
NFPA 211 ties the Level 2 to a sale or transfer, a fuel change, a new appliance or an event such as a chimney fire. A camera run through the flue and a written report with photos; a TREC home inspector's fireplace check is limited under 22 TAC §535.228(i) and does not scan the flue.
Sweep if deposits or debris are found
Brushing the flue and checking a prefab unit's refractory panels, with drop cloths and a HEPA vacuum in the room.
Cap, chase cover and damper
Replacing a rusted galvanized chase cover with stainless and adding a screened cap. Chimney swifts are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, so an occupied flue is capped after the birds leave, generally late October to February under Texas-wide guidance.
Keep the paperwork
The TREC Seller's Disclosure Notice (Form 55-1, 2026) lists "Fireplace(s) & Chimney (Wood burning)", "(Mock)", gas lines, gas fixtures and "Previous Fires"; the reports answer those lines.
Freezes, permits and typical costs
Hard freezes are what crack crowns and open flashing here: 9°F on February 15, 2021 with 4 days 12 hours below freezing, 18°F on January 17, 2024 and a 20°F minimum in winter 2026. Checking the crown and flashing after a freeze like that is cheap compared with a leak.
Schertz's adopted building codes are not covered in our research, so permits vary by city; your contractor confirms. Typical national ranges from Fixr (2025) and Angi via Bob Vila (2023), estimates, not quotes: a chimney sweep $130–$380, a Level 1 inspection $85–$950 (usually the low end, often bundled with a sweep), a Level 2 inspection $150–$1,000, a chase cover replacement $300–$700. Request a free quote. Nearby: New Braunfels and the full service area.
Schertz chimney questions
Do I need a chimney inspection when selling a house in Schertz?
No law requires one, but the TREC Seller's Disclosure Notice (Form 55-1, 2026) asks about the fireplace and chimney, gas lines and previous fires, and buyers often ask for the Level 2 chimney inspection that NFPA 211 ties to a sale or transfer. Keeping sweep and inspection reports makes the disclosure simple. This is general information, not legal advice.
My Schertz house has electric heat. Does the fireplace still need service?
Yes, because in most Schertz homes the fireplace is the only appliance venting combustion exhaust through the roof. The CSIA summarises NFPA 211 as calling for inspection at least once a year for soundness, freedom from deposits and correct clearances, and notes that unused chimneys still collect animal nests and deteriorate.
Does the county burn ban affect my indoor fireplace in Schertz?
No. The Bexar County order effective November 11, 2025 and Comal County Order No. 570 of August 21, 2026 restrict outdoor burning in those counties' unincorporated areas for up to 90 days each. An indoor fireplace inside the city is not covered, though a capped, recently swept flue is the sensible way to use one in a dry season.
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